Guano trade, Chincha Islands, Peru, before 1863: "guano hill"

albumen print

Albumen print, in album 94.107.1, presented to Captain Charles W. Austin on November 1, 1862; scenes from guano trade, Chincha Islands, Peru; front elevation of the "Chincha Hotel", at background is guano hill, with steps cut into face; image seen in Dwight C. Brown's article "Captain Charles W. Austin" in June 1991 issue of "Tidings" magazine, page 29. See "The Great Guano Rush" by Jimmy M. Skaggs, NY, St. Martin's Press, 1994.